Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parks
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Parks:
- 35.259874, -111.948733
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Parks
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Coconino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coconino County
- Since Parks is near Yavapai County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Parks ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Parks.
Within Arizona, the name Parks is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Parks [Walker County].
- White County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Parks [White County].
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Parks is located in Iberville Parish and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<2> to the east of the Parks that is located in Coconino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Parks.
- Saint Martin Parish
- This Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km] to the east of the Parks that is located in Coconino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Parks.
- Maine
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Parks [Antrim County].
- Newaygo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Parks [Newaygo County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parks ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bootlegger Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bootlegger Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootlegger Crossing
- Bootlegger Crossing is located in Coconino County
- Daze
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Flagstaff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstaff
- Flagstaff is located in Coconino County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagstaff <5>
- Indian Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gardens
- Indian Gardens is located in Coconino County
- Maine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Mountainaire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainaire
- Mountainaire is located in Coconino County
- Pine Tank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pumpkin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Coconino County
- Williams Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Junction
- Williams Junction is located in Coconino County
How Far From Parks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parks and extending to:
- Flagstaff, which is the Seat of Coconino County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parks to Flagstaff, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,100 miles [13,035.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Parks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2599, Longitude: -111.9487 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Parks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Parks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.328 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.296 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.073 degrees. |